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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What else turns Cressida melancholy?
(a) Why an aura of sadness follows her as she journeys through life.
(b) Thinking about the death of her poodle last month.
(c) The prospect of more singing engagements in London.
(d) The fear that she will never find true love again since her first husband's death.

2. About what does Cressida turn suddenly melancholy?
(a) Why there are few events in her life that she would choose to revisit.
(b) Why her sisters never are supportive.
(c) Cressida's upcoming birthday.
(d) Her fiance's refusal to come on the ocean voyage.

3. How does Cressida explain her sister's presence?
(a) Her sister is good company.
(b) Her sister is dying and this will be her last good time on earth.
(c) Her sister needs to manager Cressida's entourage.
(d) Her sister has come to expect to be able to accompany her on these types of trips.

4. Who are two relatives accompanying the famous singer?
(a) Miss Jillian, her sister, and Horace, her son.
(b) Miss Julia, her sister, and Harold, her son.
(c) Miss Julia, her sister, and Homer, her son.
(d) Miss Julia, her sister, and Horace, her son.

5. What is the narrator's relationship to the famous person who is boarding the cruise ship?
(a) Sister.
(b) Aunt.
(c) Sister-in-law.
(d) Best friend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who of the "inner circle" is not accompanying Cressida?

2. What does Jerome supposedly convey to Cressida?

3. Why does Julia return to her stateroom?

4. Upon what does Poppas' retirement hinge?

5. What does Carrie want to know about Cressida?

(see the answer key)

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